by Paty | May 19, 2021 | Mt. Whitney, Trail Journals, West Coast
May 18, 2021 Start: Whitney Portal (Mile 0.0)End: Trail Camp (Mile 6.5)Distance: 6.5 miles total As I mentioned in the prologue, I was just heading out of Lone Pine to begin my Mt. Whitney hike around 2:30 pm when I saw two more PCT thru-hikers huddled in the shade of...
by Paty | May 18, 2021 | Mt. Whitney, Trail Journals, West Coast
Start Point: Eugene, OREnd Point: Whitney Portal Trailhead, CATotal Distance: 698 miles (+ 92 extra miles shuttling PCT hikers to Cottonwood Pass)Starting/Ending Elevation: 430′ to 3,727′ Monday, May 17, 2021 Today was all about driving. Lots and lots of...
by Paty | Sep 10, 2020 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Uinta Highline Trail
Sunday – September 8, 2020 Start Point: Tungsten Lake (Mile 70.6)End Point: Tungsten Lake (Mile 70.6)Distance Hiked: 0 miles When I left off last time, I was staring at my bright orange Garmin inReach Mini and contemplating whether to press the SOS button...
by Paty | Sep 9, 2020 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Uinta Highline Trail
Sunday – September 8, 2020 Start Point: Yellowstone Creek (Mile 68.1)End Point: Tungsten Lake (Mile 70.6)Distance Hiked: 2.5 miles When I set up my tent near Yellowstone Creek last night, the sky was cornflower blue with a handful of fluffy white clouds...
by Paty | Sep 8, 2020 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Uinta Highline Trail
Sunday – September 7, 2020 Start Point: Fox Lake (Mile 48)End Point: Yellowstone Creek (Mile 68.1)Distance Hiked: 20.1 miles The past two days have really beat my body up. I tried my best to stretch out my tired leg muscles in my tent last night, but...
by Paty | Sep 7, 2020 | Rockies, Trail Journals, Uinta Highline Trail
Sunday – September 6, 2020 Start Point: Hacking Lake ( Mile 24.7)End Point: Fox Lake (Mile 48)Distance Hiked: 23.3 miles The nearly full moon last night was like a persistent night light shining through my tent. I wasn’t expecting that. This was the first...
